Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Spain

Spain: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by was 0.6791 in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.6791
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
12th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.7244
in 2007
All-time low
0.6591
in 2013
Years of data
13
2006–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Spain, 2006–2018

00.20.40.60.82006201220182006: 0.6952007: 0.7242008: 0.6762009: 0.6722010: 0.6822011: 0.6822012: 0.6732013: 0.6592014: 0.6862015: 0.6942016: 0.7142017: 0.6792018: 0.679

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Spain recorded 0.6791 for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in 2018.

The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Spain peaked at 0.7244 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.6591, in 2013.

Spain ranks 12th of 64 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by occupational group: Professionals in Spain, 2006 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2006 0.6953
2007 0.7244 +4.2%
2008 0.6763 -6.6%
2009 0.6717 -0.7%
2010 0.6822 +1.6%
2011 0.6821 -0.0%
2012 0.6731 -1.3%
2013 0.6591 -2.1%
2014 0.6861 +4.1%
2015 0.6935 +1.1%
2016 0.714 +2.9%
2017 0.679 -4.9%
2018 0.6791 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6919 0.6717 0.7244 4
2010s 0.6831 0.6591 0.714 9

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 9 Namibia 0.6937 compare
  2. 10 Bolivia 0.684 compare
  3. 11 Sri Lanka 0.6833 compare
  4. 13 Turkey 0.6601 compare
  5. 14 Palestine 0.6443 compare
  6. 15 Morocco 0.6422

See the full ranking of 64 places →

More reference data data for Spain

All data for Spain →

Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Spain?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Spain was 0.6791 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.7244 in 2007.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6591 in 2013.
How does Spain rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by?
Spain ranks 12th out of 64 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by occupational group: Professionals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Spain. Statizoid. Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/public-sector-employment-as-a-share-of-paid-employment-by-occupational-group-professionals/spain/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/public-sector-employment-as-a-share-of-paid-employment-by-occupational-group-professionals/spain/">Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Spain</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by occupational group: Professionals
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
64 places, 755 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed